Motheread, a literacy program to teach skills and strategies to mothers, is offered at Anson County Partnership for Children every Thursday at 3 p.m. The revitalization of Motheread is made possible through GlaxoSmithKline Ribbon of […]
Nearly 11 months after a crew from HBO visited Ellerbe for a documentary on one of professional wrestling’s biggest legends, “Andre the Giant” premiered in Tinseltown last Thursday. Jackie McAuley made the trip from Richmond […]
In 1974, The State magazine published an article that called Mary L. Medley “a journalist, a writer, a poet, and something of a legend in Anson County.” At that time, she was writing for the […]
ROCKINGHAM — An Anson County man was shot and killed early Thursday afternoon in a neighboring county. Michael Jeffery Marble, 58, died after being shot by 40-year-old Lanetta Peguese, according to investigators with the Rockingham […]
HAMLET — Police arrested a man Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after posting a “Wanted” poster on social media. The investigation started Saturday afternoon when officers responded to a call of shots fired, according […]
As the nation celebrates women’s history this month, a new program at Wingate University is helping female students focus on building a better future. Dubbed “empoWer” and funded by a $2,000 Campus Action Program grant […]
It has been in the public eye only two days, but already Gov. Roy Cooper’s “Hometown Strong” initiative has struck an enthusiastic chord in the state’s rural counties, including Richmond. On Thursday, Cooper said the […]
Zondia Gaddy spent 24 years in a domestic violence relationship, and is ready to finally share her story in hopes of helping others. Gaddy, now a Wadesboro resident, said that at first, her relationship was […]
To the editor: The MLK Jr. Committee would like to express appreciation to all who had a part in making this year’s celebration successful. This year’s event was held at Empowering Word Ministries, where Apostle […]
Shakeeka Watts is aiming to inspire African-American girls to work hard to become whatever they want in her first self-published children’s book, “Dream Big.” “Being an African-American girl in today’s society may have its challenges,” […]
ROCKINGHAM — North Carolina had the fewest number of meth lab responses in this decade, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. State agents were called out to only 232 clandestine labs in 2017, down […]
MARS HILL — Sakinna Danielle Richardson, of Wadesboro, has been named to Mars Hill University’s Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the Fall 2017 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, […]
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